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Russia Providing Nuclear Power Assistance To Zimbabwe

Africa, Energy, Infrastructure, Investment, Trade

Zimbabwe’s minister of primary and secondary education, Torerayi Moyo, has stated his thanks to Russia for assistance in training specialists in the Zimbabwean nuclear power and space industries. Moyo stated that Zimbabwe aims to build a nuclear power plant and develop its nuclear energy sector as part of the country’s broader industrialization goals. He said […]

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Moscow Hosting BRICS International Municipal Forum   

Africa, BRICS, China, Energy, India, Infrastructure, Investment

Moscow is hosting the BRICS International Municipal Forum (IMBRICS) from August 27/28, an event that is bringing together city mayors and related municipal officials from 126 countries, 89 Russian regions and 500 cities to discuss and share information on municipal and urban planning. The Government of Moscow is acting as the General Partner of the IMBRICS

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Russia, India Looking At Nuclear Energy Joint Ventures and Additional Nuclear Power Plants

Energy, India, Investment, Trade

India’s Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), is considering forming a joint venture with Rosatom for manufacturing nuclear fuel in the country to boost its nuclear capability. Russia is already helping build the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in southern India, set to be the largest atomic power plant in the country. That NPP

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Russia and China Oil

Russia’s Natural Resource Exports to China In H1 2024 Reach New Highs

China, Energy, Trade

Russia’s natural resource trade with China exceeded US$65 billion in H1 2024, according to China’s Ministry of Customs, reaching record levels. Overall, Russian exports of natural resources to China increased by 4% over the same period last year, year-on-year, reaching a new high of US$65.2 billion between January and June of this year. Oil and

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Russia’s Shadow Fleet Evades Sanctions While Western Maritime Shipping Faces Problems

Energy, Logistics & Transport, Trade

The 2022 price cap on oil sanctions that placed a limit of US$60 per barrel on Russian crude, are another example where ill-thought out economic policies matched with related geopolitical movements have instead created problems for the West’s own shipping supply chains. The oil cap sanctions, introduced in September 2022, were intended to limit the

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Rosatom Building Nuclear Power and Solar Energy Plants in Burkina Faso and Mali

Africa, Energy, Investment, Trade

Russia’s energy development strategy continues in the Sahel region of Africa, where engineers from the Rosatom, the state nuclear energy company, are on a four-day visit to Burkina Faso to discuss building a Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in the country. Burkina Faso, previously the French colony of Upper Volta, is one of the world’s least

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Russia Iran

Russian Security Council Secretary Arrives In Iran For Talks

BRICS, Energy, Eurasian Economic Union, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Trade

BREAKING NEWS: Wednesday August 7Vladimir Putin has reportedly told Iran to avoid civilian casualties in any retaliatory attack on Israel for the assassination of the Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh.  Sergei Shoigu, Russia’s Security Council Secretary, has arrived in Iran for discussions with Iranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Ahmadian, and the Chief of

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Venezuela Oil

Venezuela Suggests Transferring Its US Energy Contracts To The BRICS Countries

BRICS, Energy, Trade

Venezuela could transfer the development rights to its vast oil and gas fields that are currently operated by American energy companies to entities from BRICS nations, President Nicolas Maduro said on Friday. Maduro is currently facing pressure from Washington following contested elections, with Washington recognising his opponent as the legitimate President. Venezuela is also a

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Russia – Libya Bilateral 2024 Relations: Update

Africa, Energy, Trade

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with Taher al-Baour, the Acting Foreign Minister of Libya, in New York on the sidelines of the UN Security Council’s open debate on multilateral cooperation on July 16. During the discussion on the developing situation in Libya, Lavrov underscored Moscow’s  unchanging intent to keep on supporting sustainable stabilisation of

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